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27467, what brake material to use? Ceramic, semi-metallic?
Posted by jsupetran, Jul-02-05 11:50 AM
Hey I am just doing a normal street upgrade. I was wondering what material should I go for? My main goal is just to have slightly better stopping power. Dust-wise, don't really matter since I have gunmetal rims.
Is ceramic better than semi-metallic? What types of material should I look for and what should I avoid?
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27468, RE: what brake material to use? Ceramic, semi-metallic?
Posted by WickedESi, Jul-02-05 12:31 PM
Organic pads have the highest fiction coefficient, but the worst pad wear (as well as the least amount of "dust"). Semi-metallic are ones that are suppose to last longer, but under the same conditions have a lower fiction coefficient.
So it basically comes down to budget...
I had EBC Greenstuff pads before I got loaded GSX calipers, and they didn't even last a year, but they stopped *great*.
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27469, RE: what brake material to use? Ceramic, semi-metallic?
Posted by totaleklipse97, Jul-02-05 04:39 PM
I really like the hawk pads i have... they are fairly low dust and definately a good increase in stopping power. So far they are wearing quite well after about 10 months of actual driving.
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27470, RE: what brake material to use? Ceramic, semi-metallic?
Posted by etx, Jul-03-05 10:34 AM
Yea, it's like tires. The softer they are the better they work and the quicker they wear out. ;)
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27491, RE: what brake material to use? Ceramic, semi-metallic?
Posted by juan, Jul-05-05 04:56 PM
Had Axxis Metal Masters semi-metallics and and Porterfield R4-S carbon/kevlar. Liked R4-S way better than the MM. Better braking, less dust, cleans easier, and the dust is gray/black, not a wierd purpley colour. More expensive tho. Try RRE for a good price.
For something different, am about to try KVR carbon/kevlar pads up front, to join the ones I already have on the rear.
Ordered directly from http://www.kvrperformance.com, but also try SP Motorsports http://www.spmotorsports.com/dsm_kvr_brake_pads.html
juan
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27536, RE: what brake material to use? Ceramic, semi-metallic?
Posted by ez, Jul-11-05 12:01 PM
Hey Juan, how noisy are those pads? my ceramics squeak like crazy
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27540, RE: what brake material to use? Ceramic, semi-metallic?
Posted by juan, Jul-11-05 05:49 PM
funny you should ask. The brakes have been totally quiet for the longest time, but started to get some squealing from the rear KVRs just in the past couple weeks.
I'll let you know how they do in the fronts when I get em on (hopefully this w/e).
But never had any problems with squealing from the Porterfields. That was another thing I didn't care for about the Metal Masters. I've been through two sets of R4-S, and never had a complaint about them. I guess they didn't last as long as MM or the stockers did, but AFAIAC its a small price to pay for the benefits.
juan
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